AIRBASE IN NORTHEAST SYRIA – The commander of U.S.-backed forces in Syria called on Feb. 18 for about 1,000 to 1,500 international forces to remain in Syria to help fight Islamic State and expressed hope that the United States, in particular, would halt plans for a total pullout.
Reuters: US-backed Syrian forces call for 1,500 coalition troops to stay
A Syrian Kurdish member of the People's Protection Units (YPG) attends the funeral of a slain Kurdish commander in the northeastern city of Qamishli on Dec. 6, 2018.
